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cowlick · 09-14-2003, 09:00 PM

Seriously guys...

What's the deal? I mean, he's fat. Not the rap star cool phat. Just the 'take the farking donut out of your mouth' fat.

Would you take diet advice from that man?

(Don't think I have asked this question in an unbiased manner, but oh well...)

Plan9Senior · 09-14-2003, 09:18 PM

Not only is the guy a joke, but I hear (from the Howard Stern show) he isn't even a doctor of medicine nor psychology, he is an unsuccessful therapist who was working in his father's practice.

He gives simple obvious answers to typical problems, and any man who has actually seen him talk should also know that he caters to women and is very quick to put blame on men. I cannot stand to hear his moronic sounding voice even when accidently flipping past him on television.

If we have any Dr. Phil fans, let me please direct you to a site in which you can pretty much get better "help" by toying with it as you could if you were to actually speak with him live:
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/drphil.html

I obviously voted against the large headed bafoon

Anomaly_ · 09-14-2003, 10:06 PM

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Originally posted by Plan9

He gives simple obvious answers to typical problems, and any man who has actually seen him talk should also know that he caters to women and is very quick to put blame on men. I cannot stand to hear his moronic sounding voice even when accidently flipping past him on television.

Amen. It's disturbing that some people take him seriously. The only "celebrity" doctor I listen to is Dr. Drew (Loveline is my favorite show on radio/TV). He is actually a practicing medical doctor and did radio many years for free and not as means for self-promotion. Not surprisingly, he doesn't like Dr. Phil either.

bundy · 09-15-2003, 06:40 AM

i just love that segment on Letterman when he takes short, usually incriminating grabs from Br Phil... like say, Phil would be vocalising some poor schmoes problem, and they´d only play that.

love it.

we get Dr Phil during the middle of the day down under... and i wish we didn´t.
it takes him ages to say something we say in a few short words here...

¨have a bloody good hard look at yourself mate!¨

a1t3r3g0 · 09-15-2003, 06:00 PM

Well not eating donuts is always good advice, but I don't like that guy.

Sleepyjack · 09-15-2003, 10:37 PM

Ha, I love that letterman segment as well, actually thats one reason why i sometimes watch the show, so you can think of good things that you could take out of context

although i haven't seen it for a while, is it on anymore? maybe not in Australia.....

Mael · 09-16-2003, 08:12 PM

i voted "no." but that's not cause he's fat, it's cause he's a douche bag.

Adog · 09-17-2003, 08:07 PM

I agree, He's just a giant Dork.......

cetacean · 09-19-2003, 06:49 PM

He got famous working for Oprah when she got sued by the Beef industry. He would profile the jury or something. I can't stand that guy, it is sad so many people care about what he says.

EeOh1 · 09-19-2003, 10:40 PM

Absolutely, Oprah!

Plan9Senior · 09-20-2003, 09:49 AM

I cant stand Oprah and her fat jobless fanbase.

HarmlessRabbit · 09-20-2003, 04:33 PM

I like Dr. Phil. I've got a couple of his books, and his common-sense "It-hurts-when-you-do-that-so-don't-do-that" advice is always funny.

But I agree, a fat guy who has no real medical background writing a diet book is questionable.

On the other hand, there was a profile of the Body-For-Life guy in this month's outside magazine, and he's a real asshole who first made a name for himself writing a book on how to abuse steroids.

As a general rule, I think most people take advice from people that are horribly unqualified to give it.

sapiens · 09-22-2003, 11:43 AM

I get tired of pop psychologists with easy answers for complex problems and complex answers for easy problems. Too often they have little or no qualifications. They give psychology a bad name. Dr. Phil is a prime example of a bad pop psychologist.

Harshaw · 09-25-2003, 11:50 PM

Yeah, it seems like a case of the blind leading the blind. To be fair though, I don't really like any aspect of Dr. Phil (although, I like him more than Dr. Laura).

axolotls · 09-26-2003, 02:47 PM

fat leading the fat and lazy. Dr. Krispy Kreme is what I call him.

numist_net · 09-27-2003, 03:02 PM

HAHAHA, Harshaw.

The people I used to commute to and from work with used to listen to that Dr. Laura Schles-something-or-other lady.

Its terrible how she just rails on people. Its as if she does the show just to boost her own sub-par self-esteem.

Dr. Phil may as well have 5 Ph.d's when compared to her.

Bah... they're both quacks.

supafly · 09-29-2003, 05:03 AM

No way, I think he is a a stupid asshole who always know thing better.

JohnnyRock · 09-29-2003, 10:07 AM

LOSER!!!

absorbentishe · 09-29-2003, 10:51 AM

Have you seen the segment on The Man Show where they do Dr. Phil at a book signing, and he's hitting on the ugly chicks. It's hilarious. I would take anything from him, exect his pocket book.

Harshaw · 09-29-2003, 10:55 AM

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Originally posted by numist_net
HAHAHA, Harshaw.

The people I used to commute to and from work with used to listen to that Dr. Laura Schles-something-or-other lady.

Its terrible how she just rails on people. Its as if she does the show just to boost her own sub-par self-esteem.

Dr. Phil may as well have 5 Ph.d's when compared to her.

Bah... they're both quacks.

I listen to Dr. Laura on long car trips, something about anger and staying awake. What is scary is the number of people who call in with things that should be obvious. Someone called in to ask if it was ok to use her daughter to hurt her ex-husband (her words almost exactly). You need to ask someone this?

ForgottenKnight · 09-29-2003, 09:49 PM

If he has no medical background, or a health and fitness background, he shouldn't be giving diet advice. Especially if he's overweight himself.

soccerchamp76 · 10-06-2003, 08:10 PM

Quack.

Made famous by Oprah, not by himself.

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Yeah I would take his tubby advice	3	6.52%
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09-14-2003, 09:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
cowlick Insane Location: Seattle	Dr. Phil Seriously guys... What's the deal? I mean, he's fat. Not the rap star cool phat. Just the 'take the farking donut out of your mouth' fat. Would you take diet advice from that man? (Don't think I have asked this question in an unbiased manner, but oh well...) __________________ "It's a long story," says I, and let him up.

09-15-2003, 06:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	i just love that segment on Letterman when he takes short, usually incriminating grabs from Br Phil... like say, Phil would be vocalising some poor schmoes problem, and they´d only play that. love it. we get Dr Phil during the middle of the day down under... and i wish we didn´t. it takes him ages to say something we say in a few short words here... ¨have a bloody good hard look at yourself mate!¨ __________________ Ohayo!!!

09-19-2003, 10:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
EeOh1 Crazy	Absolutely, Oprah! __________________ If life gives you lemons...throw them at someone.

09-25-2003, 11:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
Harshaw Is mad at you. Location: Bored in Sacramento	Yeah, it seems like a case of the blind leading the blind. To be fair though, I don't really like any aspect of Dr. Phil (although, I like him more than Dr. Laura). __________________ This too shall pass.

09-14-2003, 09:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Plan9Senior Banned Location: Orange County, California	Not only is the guy a joke, but I hear (from the Howard Stern show) he isn't even a doctor of medicine nor psychology, he is an unsuccessful therapist who was working in his father's practice. He gives simple obvious answers to typical problems, and any man who has actually seen him talk should also know that he caters to women and is very quick to put blame on men. I cannot stand to hear his moronic sounding voice even when accidently flipping past him on television. If we have any Dr. Phil fans, let me please direct you to a site in which you can pretty much get better "help" by toying with it as you could if you were to actually speak with him live: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/drphil.html I obviously voted against the large headed bafoon

09-15-2003, 06:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
a1t3r3g0 Psycho Location: 127.0.0.1	Well not eating donuts is always good advice, but I don't like that guy.

09-15-2003, 10:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Sleepyjack Fast'n'Bulbous Location: Australia, Perth	Ha, I love that letterman segment as well, actually thats one reason why i sometimes watch the show, so you can think of good things that you could take out of context although i haven't seen it for a while, is it on anymore? maybe not in Australia.....

09-16-2003, 08:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mael Banned Location: The Hell I Created.	i voted "no." but that's not cause he's fat, it's cause he's a douche bag.

09-17-2003, 08:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
Adog Tilted	I agree, He's just a giant Dork.......

09-19-2003, 06:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
cetacean Insane Location: New York, NY	He got famous working for Oprah when she got sued by the Beef industry. He would profile the jury or something. I can't stand that guy, it is sad so many people care about what he says.

09-20-2003, 09:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
Plan9Senior Banned Location: Orange County, California	I cant stand Oprah and her fat jobless fanbase.

09-20-2003, 04:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
HarmlessRabbit Junkie Location: San Jose, CA	I like Dr. Phil. I've got a couple of his books, and his common-sense "It-hurts-when-you-do-that-so-don't-do-that" advice is always funny. But I agree, a fat guy who has no real medical background writing a diet book is questionable. On the other hand, there was a profile of the Body-For-Life guy in this month's outside magazine, and he's a real asshole who first made a name for himself writing a book on how to abuse steroids. As a general rule, I think most people take advice from people that are horribly unqualified to give it.

09-22-2003, 11:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
sapiens Junkie Location: Some place windy	I get tired of pop psychologists with easy answers for complex problems and complex answers for easy problems. Too often they have little or no qualifications. They give psychology a bad name. Dr. Phil is a prime example of a bad pop psychologist.

09-26-2003, 02:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
axolotls Tilted	fat leading the fat and lazy. Dr. Krispy Kreme is what I call him.

10-06-2003, 08:10 PM	#22 (permalink)
soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	Quack. Made famous by Oprah, not by himself. __________________ Brian Griffin: Ah, if my memory serves me, this is the physics department. Chris Griffin: That would explain all the gravity.

09-27-2003, 03:02 PM	#16 (permalink)
numist_net Banned Location: UCSD	HAHAHA, Harshaw. The people I used to commute to and from work with used to listen to that Dr. Laura Schles-something-or-other lady. Its terrible how she just rails on people. Its as if she does the show just to boost her own sub-par self-esteem. Dr. Phil may as well have 5 Ph.d's when compared to her. Bah... they're both quacks.

09-29-2003, 05:03 AM	#17 (permalink)
supafly Psycho Location: Rotterdam	No way, I think he is a a stupid asshole who always know thing better. __________________ Thumbs up

09-29-2003, 10:07 AM	#18 (permalink)
JohnnyRock Addict Location: Taxachussetts	LOSER!!! __________________ Not only do I not know the answer...I don't even know what the question is!!!

09-29-2003, 10:51 AM	#19 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	Have you seen the segment on The Man Show where they do Dr. Phil at a book signing, and he's hitting on the ugly chicks. It's hilarious. I would take anything from him, exect his pocket book.

09-29-2003, 09:49 PM	#21 (permalink)
ForgottenKnight Jesus Freak Location: Following the light...	If he has no medical background, or a health and fitness background, he shouldn't be giving diet advice. Especially if he's overweight himself. __________________ "People say I'm strange, does that make me a stranger?"